Best Practices, Tools, and Techniques for Theatrical Intimacy, 1st Edition

Staging Sex lays out a comprehensive, practical solution for staging intimacy, nudity, and sexual violence.
This book takes theatre practitioners step-by-step through the best practices, tools, and techniques for crafting effective theatrical intimacy. After an overview of the challenges…

This book guides nonfiction storytellers in the art of creatively and strategically using sound to engage their audience and bring stories to life.
Sound is half of film and video storytelling, and yet its importance is often overlooked until a post-production emergency arises. Written by two…

Written both for students and working professionals, this book walks readers step-by-step through the foundations of color grading for projects of any size, from music videos and commercials to full-length features.
In this clear, practical, and software-agnostic guide, author Charles Haine…

How to Use the Enneagram-Story Connection to Become a Master Storyteller, 1st Edition

This book offers a unique approach to storytelling, connecting the Enneagram system with classic story principles of character development, plot, and story structure to provide a seven-step methodology to achieve rapid story development. Using the nine core personality styles underlying all human…

The Essential Guide to Being a First Assistant Director, 2nd Edition

Whether it's a crew of two hundred shooting a cast of thousands on horseback, or a crew of twelve filming one person in a room, each and every successful movie production requires a strong First Assistant Director (AD) at its helm. In this new and updated edition, veteran First AD Liz Gill walks…

1st Edition

Documentary, Performance and Risk explores how some of the most significant recent American feature documentaries use performance to dramatically animate major categories of risk.
The fact that these documentaries do rely on such performance is revealing both in terms of trends in American…

Making a Living as a Creative Artist in the Film Industry, 1st Edition

This practical guide teaches readers the skills and business acumen required to build a career in the film industry from the ground up.
While countless books and classes teach newcomers the creative aspects of the film industry, many fail to properly prepare readers for the reality of how to…

1st Edition

Written for working and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers and screenwriters, The Marketing Edge for Filmmakers walks through every stage of the marketing process - from concept to post-production - and illustrates how creative decisions at each stage will impact the marketability of a…

Your Character is Your Canvas, 1st Edition

This book takes a unique look at visual character development in motion pictures and television by using famous works of art combined with modern works of film and television to demonstrate how to weave a visual tale.
In a single shot or scene, what should we reveal about a character? What should…

1st Edition

Acting for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working actors, producers, directors, casting directors, and acting professors, exploring the business side of screen acting.
In this book, over thirty show business professionals dispel myths about the industry and…

3rd Edition

The newly revised third edition of Rick Young’s The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X is the ultimate mentor for getting up and running with Apple’s professional editing software, regardless of your skill level. In this step-by-step, full-color guide, Rick clearly explains the key concepts and…

The Power of Lenses and the Expressive Cinematic Image, 1st Edition

The Language of the Lens explores the expressive power of the camera lens and the storytelling contributions that this critical tool can make to a film project. This book offers a unique approach to learning how lenses can produce aesthetically and narratively compelling images in movies, through a…